Threshing-machine or the like



P. UDA.

THR'ESHING MACHINE 0H THE LIKE. APPLICATION msn MA1/5,1920.

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P. ODA.

IHRESHING MACHINE 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1920.

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IIII. HU W UNITED sraras 'arsr oFFIcE-f PETER ODA,v OF .A 'RCA'UIVL OHIO.

THRESHING-MACHIE OR THE LIKE.V

To all lwhom t may concern.' H

Be it known that I, PETER ODA, akcitizen of the United States, residing at Arcanum,

in the count7 of Darke and State of hio,

have inventedfcertain new and useful lmprovements iny Threshing-Machines, or the like, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto thenccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to threshing machines, and has for its particular' object to provide a combined threshing machine and grain separator which will be of improved construction and moreeffective in operation than threshing machines, of ordinary types.

It isan object of the invention to provide a construction in which operating vibration and the general wear-and-tear of the machinery will be minimized. Thus the machine as a whole will be stabilized when operated, more effective threshing/and separay,

tion of the grain from the straw will be obtained, and the life of the machinevwill be accordingly prolonged.

The improved 'thresher is of the rotary type, but is a marked improvement with respect to certain of its novel featuresover present well known rotary threshers.

A common defect in rotary threshers so far introduced on the market consists in failure to properly combine the air apparatus with the threshing and separating mechanism with the result that effective threshing is rendered impossible. In certain constructions the air blast is introduced too late, ortoo remote from the threshing cylinder,

.and is not properly distributed Yover the straw as it passes from the cylinder into and through the grain separator..r In other constructions no provision is made to regulate the air blast according to the character of the grain to be threshed orv the speed at which the machine is to be operated, except by constant lmanual, manipulation of. the regulating mechanism of the airy apparatus. These defects, which are well known to all practical threshers, I have inY some respects eliminated, and in other respects materially improved by the provisions of the `present invention, my knowledge Vof the art having been acquired by twentypyears experience as a practical thresher.

Inthe drawings: A Figure 1 is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view taken substantially through the center of thev machine.

1 Fig.2'is a cross sectional view taken ion,

frame, such as the frame `comprised of the upper and lower longitudinal members 1 2, cross frame members, vertical-:sup

g speicatipnzof Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 12, 1921. Application` :filed May 5, 1920. LSerial No. 379,089.; l i i i anisrn, as here shown'to illustrate the invention, may be supported in any suitable ports 4;, and an upper framefstructure comprising f ront and rear cross-heads 5 6,and longitudinal tie rails 7 which serve to brace the upper frame and to secure one cross-- head to the other.

The frame and .operable mechanism sup;

ported therein may be inclosed by any suitable structure, suchas the machinefcasing 8, and the apparatus -as a whole maybe mounted in the usual manner on a suitable wheeled truck to the machine. c, n 4

, At the front of the machine, supported on the opposite 4 longitudinal frame members 1 2 and the frontcross'frame member 3,

are two opposite circular-shaped housings.

provide for transporting` y 9, in the inner andA outer walls., 1O' j11` of.AVV

which the shaft 12 has its bearings, the-cylinder 13 beingV secured to, shaft 12 lbetween the housings 9. Withingeach housingv 9,

and secured tov/shaft 12 is a blower fan 14,

each housing having an, air'intakeport 15 Vinfits outer wall and an exhaust port 16 in the lower portion ofjits innerwall'opening into the cylinder casing 17. p

Mounted to rotate oni, roller bearings 18 supported in cross-head 6, and havingitsv rear end rotatably supported.' on `rollers 19 secured tok the'rear vertical supports 4C of the machine frame, is a cone-shaped grain separating drum 20,; the drum having a belt operative movement may be imparted thereto. :The operating connections consisting, as here shown, of a belt pulley 22 secured yto the band 21 provided on its periphery whereby 'l outwardly projecting end of the cylinder shaft 12; a pulley 23 secured to a'shaft 24 supported in bearings on the lower longitudinal frame members 2 and a helt25 con-l necting `the two pulleys.; a second pulley 26 secured to shaft 24,7a` pulley `27 secured to a shaft 28 supported in bearings 29 on the cross-heads 5-6 and a belt 30 connecting thetwo pulleys; and a ysecond pulley 31 secured to Vshaft 28 and a belt 32 connecting the pulley to the belt band 21 of the drum 20.

Thus operation of the grain separating drumand also of vthe blowers'l: will be timed with the cylinder 13, all the movements beingfrotatable and well balancedone against the other to Vstabilize their operas tion. VTo insure effective belting of the apparatus, the belt and pulley arrangement above describedV is preferably applied on both sides of the machine, the belt band '21 for such an arrangement being made wide enoughfor two belts connected thereto from opposite sides of the machine.

A4 cleaning fan v33 inclosed in a casing 34 is secured to shaft 24, being thus also directly'connected to the cylinder shaft 12 and,lthere fore, timed to the speed of the cylinder and forming part of the main roq'tatable operating unit.

The grain separator, as here shown, consists of the cone-shaped, spirally-wound, ro-

Vtatable drum 20 which is inclined outwardly from its front end adjacent the cylinder and has open spaces or interstices 36 arranged relative tothe overlapping spiral coil or involutions '35, through which separation of Vthergrain from the. straw as the same pass through the drum will be effected, the coil being forwardly and outwardly inclined relative to the center of rotation ofthe drum so that the grain will readilyrmove by gravity over the inner surface of the coil von the bottom of the drum through the spaces 36 in the'inverse direction to the movement of the straw through the drum. 'Only that p art of the drum extending beyond the cross-head 6 is provided with the coil 35,7the portion of the drum extending between the cross-heads 5 6 havingfa closed conical-shaped wall 20a; thus all the grain andl straw delivered from-the cylinder will be carried through'the front section yofthe drum into the spiral section when separation of the grain from the straw will be effected. The discharge end of the drum is formed of'a straight-edge, circular i band 2Ob so that-discharge of the strawand tailings as the drum rotates will be in the same plane.

To render the action of the separator on the straw more pronounced, whereby to ac-v complish complete separation of the grain from ythe straw, the Vinterior of the spiral portion of the drum is provided with a plurality of inwardly and forwardly projecting spring prongs 37 which engage the straw and tend* tovcarry it upwardly with the rotation of the drum, thus imparting a tumbling movement to the straw and acting to effectually shake the 'grain therefrom, the grain gravitating to therbottom of the drum and escaping through the spaces 36 as above described. Pins 38 are vinterposed between the overlapping edges of the coil 35, extending vertically through the spaces 86, to divide the space into a series of graduated apertures which permit the grain -to freely pass therethrough into the cleaning fan, but act to exclude foreign Ymatter coarser than the grain therefrom.

The grain to be threshed may be delivered to the cylinder 13 in any suitable manner,

the common practice being to Iuse automatic s feeders as distinguished 'from fthe former practice ofV hand feeding. Vrlhe cylinder acts to release the grain from the pods, the grain together with the straw Vthen being dischargedA into the open end ofthe drum sec- -tioni20,' the movement of the strawl being aided by fixedl guide bars 39 which Vvare secured in' the frame of' the machine `and drum end 20a, thus acting to support :the straw and effecting a better action ofthe air blast thereon as it enters the separator drum. y y

n To further develop the desired movement of the straw the air blast frointhe blowers 14 is directed against the straw from ,be-

neath as it leaves the cylinder, the airbeing 'discharged into the cylinder casing through the ports 16 of the opposite blower housings 9, thus acting to lift the straw and'to blow it. into and through the separator drum, separation of the grain from the straw being effected in the manner ldescribed as it passes therethrough to the discharge end of fgrain, dischargedxat the rear end of the .85 extend a considerable distance into th'eV separator drum, is returned tothe cylinder l by a screw ccnveyer 41 arranged transversely to the separator, and 'cooperating with an elevator 4:2 which receives the tailings `from the conveyer and delivers the same intoA the cylinder casing to be run asecondl time through the machine.

The straw as 1t leaves the separator be discharged from the machine in anyV suitable manner, as with 'the use ofk the-'usual type off straw blower used in connectionk with threshing machines.

Froml the foregoing detailed 'descrip-tion, the construction and operation of my iinproved thresher will be understood by 'those experienced in the operation of machines of t l this character. I am well aware, of course, that various types of rotary threshers have been used heretofore, but in all previous constructions, as far asv 'I have lmowledge,

and experience in their operation, such machines have had certain well known defects,

especially with respect to the movement of the straw through the separator and effective separation of the grain from the straw, which the present invention will correct or materially improve.v Y

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim and desire tol secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a longitudinally disposed, rotatable separator cooperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed' grain and straw therefrom, and blowers arranged at the opposite ends of the cylinder and adapted to directly discharge equal blasts into the cylinder casing against the straw as it passes from the cylinder into the separator.

2. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a rotatable separator coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and a blower arranged relative to the cylinder and adapted `to directly discharge a blast against the straw from beneath as it passes intol the separator.

3. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a rotatable separator coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and a plurality of blowers operatively connected with the ylinder and adapted to directly discharge equal blasts against the straw from beneath as it passes through the cylinder into the separator.

4. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, and of a cone-shaped, spirally-formed, rotatable separator drum coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and having open spaces arranged relative to said s iral whereby separation of the grain' from t e straw will be effected.

5. In a threshing machine the combination with a 'threshing cylinder, and of a cone-shaped, rotatable separator drum having a closed wall section coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and Va spirally-formed section having open spaces formed relative to said spiral whereby separation of the grain from the straw will be effected.

6. In a threshing machine the combina- -Y tion with a threshing cylinder, and of a cone-shaped, rotatableV separator drum cooperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and having a spirally-formed portion with graduated open spaces arranged relative to said spiral whereby separation of the grain from thestraw and elimination of forei matter from the grain will be effected.,

7. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a spirally-formed, rotatable separator drum cooperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom,y said spiral being outwardly and rearwardly inclined from the center of rotation of the drum, and having open spaces arranged relative thereto whereby separation of the grain from the straw will be effected.

8. In a threshing machine the combination Vwith a threshing cylinder, of aspirallyformed rotatable separator drum coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, said spiral having overlapping edges and open spaces arranged relative thereto whereby separation of the grain from the straw will be effected.

9. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, and of a cone-shaped, rotatable-separator drum cooperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, and having closed-peripheral walls at its opposite ends, and a spirally-formed, open wall intermediate its ends, whereby separation of the grain from the straw will be effected.

10. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder,and of a rotatable separator drum coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom and having a plurality of overlapping involutions arranged in its peripheral wall with open spaces arranged relative thereto, whereby separation of the grain from the straw will be effected.

11. In a threshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a yblower coperating with the cylinder and acting to direct a blast against the straw as it passes kfrom the cylinder, and a rotatable separator drum havingv closed and open peripheral wall sections and cooperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, supporting guides for the straw extending from the cylinder into said closed wall section, and devices within said open wall section adapted to engage the straw to agitate the same as the drum is rotated whereby separation of the grain from the straw is effected.

12. In a ythreshing machine the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a sep-arator coperating with the cylinder to receive the threshed grain and straw therefrom, blowers arranged at the opposite ends of the-cylinder and adapted to directly discharge equal blasts against the straw as it passes into the separator, and means connecting the separator and said blowers with PETER ODA. 

